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Cruel Melody (Parental Advisory)
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- 281,791 plays
- 76 favs
- 34 shares
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- Black Light Burns
- Released 2007
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- Lie
- 04:21
- 57,540 plays
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- 4 Walls
- 03:51
- 27,400 plays
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- Cruel Melody
- 05:01
- 22,114 plays
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songs
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- 1
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Mesopotamia
- 04:28
- 19,534 plays
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- 2
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Animal
- 04:09
- 21,406 plays
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- 3
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Lie
- 04:21
- 57,540 plays
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- 4
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Coward
- 04:36
- 21,855 plays
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- 5
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Cruel Melody
- 05:01
- 22,114 plays
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- 6
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The Mark
- 03:14
- 18,336 plays
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- 7
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I Have A Need
- 04:25
- 15,252 plays
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- 8
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4 Walls
- 03:51
- 27,400 plays
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- 9
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Stop A Bullet
- 03:38
- 18,412 plays
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- 10
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One Of Yours
- 04:51
- 14,146 plays
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- 11
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New Hunger
- 05:25
- 13,899 plays
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- 12
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I Am Where It Takes Me
- 06:10
- 14,675 plays
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- 13
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Iodine Sky
- 08:31
- 12,915 plays
album review
Undoubtedly, quite a few buyers who pick up the debut album by Wes Borland's Black Light Burns, Cruel Melody, will be expecting more of the aggro frat boy rap-metal of his previous band, Limp Bizkit. Too bad there's no way of seeing their expressions upon hearing this heavily Nine Inch Nails-influenced recording (which was produced by none other than a former NIN member, Danny Lohner). You have to give Borland credit for not taking the expected route -- which would be both a lucrative and easy way to do it. Sure, Borland's riffing brings back hints of his former employer here and there -- as exemplified on a track like "Coward." But whereas Fred Durst wouldn't think twice about diving headlong into the testosterone pool, Borland opts for a more unpredictable and quirky approach throughout, especially on the Queens of the Stone Age-ish album opener, "Mesopotamia," and such Pretty Hate Machine-esque tunes as "Animal" and "4 Walls." For many, Borland was the only Limp Bizkit member who was taken seriously. As evidenced by Cruel Melody, he is now officially allowed to follow whichever musical path he so desires. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
listener reviews
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Dark & Heavy... it delivers...
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- By MARX1138
- 8/13/2009 22:15:49
- When I first stumbled upon Cruel Melody when searching for Danny Lohner (a.k.a. Rhenholder) produced musical projects; I was suspecting something very different from the "Godly' Nine Inch Nails music collection. However Cruel Melody sounds like early Nine Inch Nails with a modern heavy punch. Borland's slick vocals and even slicker, 'NIN-ish' lyrics combined with the heavy grinding industrial sounds of the album delivers a musical experience I haven't had since I first heard the robot riffs of Queens of the Stone Age's debut. I can honestly admit that I'm a dark person in musical taste, and if your like me than this album will not dissapoint. Best songs (top 3): "Lie", "Cruel Melody", and "Mesopotamia".
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